I’m sure I can do a Google search and find tales of Puerto Rican restaurant owners going after one another. But one thing that has struck about restaurants owners here is their reluctance to put down their rivals for competitive advantage.
Don’t know your background but many of us were raised, catechized, admonished to not speak ill of others. Pointing out bad behavior is not speaking ill (as long as no judgement follows) but disparaging others or their efforts to build ones self up is a sin that we end up having to confess. Furthermore, even in secular world, when we had actual professional education in this country (mainland USA) one was taught to not disparage colleagues as it is unprofessional and corrosive. PR still has correct view of professional education.
Speaking ill of politicians, commies etc. doesn’t count because they aren’t people. Restaurant owners? Definitely people. 😁.
Can’t wait to be back in PR, I am on the road. Your substack gave me a few pointers, thanks
This is Puerto Rico! People support each other by default, anything else is against the culture.
I’m learning that. Thanks.
Don’t know your background but many of us were raised, catechized, admonished to not speak ill of others. Pointing out bad behavior is not speaking ill (as long as no judgement follows) but disparaging others or their efforts to build ones self up is a sin that we end up having to confess. Furthermore, even in secular world, when we had actual professional education in this country (mainland USA) one was taught to not disparage colleagues as it is unprofessional and corrosive. PR still has correct view of professional education.
Speaking ill of politicians, commies etc. doesn’t count because they aren’t people. Restaurant owners? Definitely people. 😁.
Can’t wait to be back in PR, I am on the road. Your substack gave me a few pointers, thanks